Cleaning device with kite tail swab

Abstract

A cleaning device, especially an instrument cleaning device, having a thin, flexible threadlike object with a first straight end and a second looped end and a swab member attached to the looped end.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to provisional patent application having Ser. No. 61 / 773,284, filed Mar. 6, 2013, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF INVENTION[0002]The present invention generally relates to a cleaning device, especially an instrument cleaning device, having a kite tail like swab. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cleaning device which includes a rod member or filament like member having at least one end that terminates in a loop and a swab member attached to the loop.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Medical devices and medical instruments are becoming more sophisticated and much smaller thereby enabling surgeons to reach remote parts of the body without the need for open surgery which exposes a much larger part of the body to the risk of outside infections. In addition, using these instruments results in lowering the complications of surgery and speeding up the recovery...

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Benefits of technology

The cleaning device described in this patent has a rod with a straight end and a looped end, with the looped end attached to a swab. The straight end is larger in size than the looped end and may have a similar thickness to the looped end. The rod has a continuous straight and looped end by fusing or bonding the thicknesses of the straight end with the looped end. The swab is attached to the looped end of the rod, allowing it to rotate and slide along its length. The technical effect of this design is a more compact and integrated cleaning device that is easy to use and has improved performance.

Problems solved by technology

In addition, using these instruments results in lowering the complications of surgery and speeding up the recovery time for patients.

Reprocessing medical instruments and devices can become difficult with the newest and latest devices which often include miniscule channels and crevices that can be impossible to see and troublesome to access.

In addition, the instruments and devices sometimes fail to come with adequate cleaning instructions or include cleaning instructions that are confusing and onerous to follow.

As a result, many of these instruments and devices are reused without proper cleaning which can lead to severe risks for patients.

Endoscopes and cannulas are even more worrisome to infectious disease experts in that millions of surgical procedures are performed each year using these instruments.

However, these types of cleaning devices can cause major problems including incomplete cleaning, damage to medical devices and instruments resulting from scratching, and metal fibers and other types of cleaning fibers left inside the instruments after cleaning.

In addition, these types of cleaning devices are high in cost to produce and therefore need to be reused, thereby carrying the attendant risks of cross contamination.

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